Gene Jones (actor)

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Gene Jones
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Gene Jones is an American character actor, who appeared in No Country for Old Men (2007), [1] The Hateful Eight (2015) and The Sacrament (2013), with the latter earning him a nomination for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award as Best Supporting Actor. [2]

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Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes.
1990 The Civil War Various9 episodes
2004 Chappelle's Show Prosecutor #31 episode
2004 Red Dead Revolver Sheriff Bartlett / CowboyVoices, video game
2007 No Country for Old Men Gas Station Proprietor
2010Working it OutHenry
2012 Louie PharmacistEpisode: "Ikea/Piano Lesson"
2012 The Odd Life of Timothy Green Neighbor
2013 House of Cards Wayne Paley1 episode
2013 Oz the Great and Powerful Wild West Barker
2013 The Sacrament Father
2014 Boardwalk Empire Indiana Counter Man1 episode
2014 A Merry Friggin' Christmas Glen
2015DementiaGeorge Lockhart
2015 The Hateful Eight Sweet Dave
2015-2016 Inside Amy Schumer Congressman #3 / Doctor2 episodes
2016UncagedWade
2016 Vinyl Colonel Tom Parker Episode: "The King and I"
2016 Katie Says Goodbye Mr. Willard
2017 Godless Sheriff Elton Cunningham
2017 The Strange Ones Gary
2017BugEarl
2018 The Old Man & the Gun Mr. Owens
2018 The Standoff at Sparrow Creek Hubbel
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Tumbleweed gunsmithVoice, video game
2019 Living with Yourself Farmer Ray3 episodes
2020 Little America Hat Store ShopkeepEpisode: "The Cowboy"
2023 The Blacklist PopsEpisode: "The Four Guns"
2023 Killers of the Flower Moon Pitts Beatty

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References

  1. The 20 Best Alternative Coen Characters - Empireonline
  2. "For Your Consideration: The 2015 Chainsaw Award Nominations for Best Supporting Actor: Gene Jones - The Sacrament". Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2015-03-05.